The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-02
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The opening paper Of The Culver for November
is on Providence and the Little Ones, giving the
wonderful stories of children who have been
pulled back fiom the brink of eternity to become
distinguished men and earnest laborers In Gods
vineyard. The interesting serial, My Brother
Basil, Is concluded. Prof. Roberts continues hi,
"Reminiscences of Departed Members of the New
Testament Revision Company. The Hon. Katha-
rlne Scott contributes story, Naude's Text,
and there is Harvest Thanksgiving cantata an.
propriately Illustrated. Prof Backie gives an in
spring account Of pr. Bernando's labsrs among
poor cnldrcn, which have extended across the
ocean, from England to Canada. The Rev r. ri
Lowell discusses Prejudice.
The frontispisce in the November number OF
The Magazine of Art is an etching from paint
ing by Emile Wauters, The Madness Of Hugo Van
der Goes. The leading article is on IA. Wauters
and in IT we are given fac smile in sanguine Of
sketches from his portfolio, besides o page en-
craving from one of his famous paintings some of
his other best known pictures, and portrait Of
himself. This is followed by an interesting paper
on Heine as an Art Critic. The curious and an
with pen and pencil, and then we come to a care
fully prepared paper on Art IN its Relation to His
ap gyn o p q fine en-
Haunting Polyphemus.
The opening paper in The Atlantic for Novem-
Der is A Lady Of the Old School, most charming
resume Of Mrs. Susan Lesley's Recollections of
her mother, Mrs. Lyman, of Northampton, and Of
the society which she gathered around her Miss
Jewett has delightful sketch Of a New England
by-way called The Landscape Chamber Percival
Lowell continues his series Of articles, The Soul
OF the Ear East, by paper on Oriental Art, and
john F1ske has another of his clear and readable
studies IN American History, this time devoted TO
an account OF the adoption Of the Constitution
Mr. Philip Gilbert Hamerton, considers Variety
IN the Indulgence OF Sense as result of lndiyidu-
atty and shows the fallacy Of attributing certain
ueiects olten met with in foreign country to all
Us inhabitants. A careful description OF the Red
eros. society and its work Is given by Helen II, s.
thompson, and Bradford Torroy has pleasant
paper on An Old Road
In the Wide Awake for November under the
title, Baked Beans and Brown Bread, Edward b.
Payne tells the adventures Of two little twin
negroes on Boston Common. Jesse Benton Ere
mont describes visit to Hans Anderson at his
home in Denmark; and those brief four pages are
full OF delightful history. The Luck Of Edenhall
gives occasion TO an Illustrated sketch of the real
are pictures Of the Han, in the lawn in the marx
the church, an old cottage and Eden bridge. Pic
torlal Concord comes to an end with its old houses
and many momentos of patriotism and genius
In Casselps Family Magazine for November
Prof. j. stuart Blaekie dscourses Of Thoughts
about Women. Some Curious Quaker Customs
are described in the next paper and this again 1,
followed by the Family Doctor, who lays down the
law for A Healthy Nursery. His paper 1. marked
and we hope acted upon cbapt.r S en C Esar,
Tells US how TO make the best use of this palate-
able powder, so good whom properly used and So
unsapory In the hands of bad cook. The London
and Parls fashion letters. than which no better
are written, give useful hints about dress The
nction OF the number 10 abundant and good.